MERCK, SHARP & DOHME, CORP. is a pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing employer in DURHAM, NC. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 3 violations and $5,500 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.
MERCK, SHARP & DOHME, CORP.
5325 OLD OXFORD RD, DURHAM, NC, 27712
Parent: Merck & Co., Inc. (33 locations)
325412 — Top companies in Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
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▶SEC Enforcement(5)
$28,405,509 totallast: 2008-02-22
SEC Enforcement(5)
SEC Litigation Releases filed against Merck & Co., Inc.— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
MERCK, SHARP & DOHME, CORP. is one of 33 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Merck & Co., Inc.. Merck & Co., Inc. is a SEC public reporter (MRK), with most recent reported revenue of $65.0B.
Federal enforcement records on MERCK, SHARP & DOHME, CORP. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Merck & Co., Inc. across all 33 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by Merck & Co., Inc.
- MERCK & CO., INC. — WEST POINT, PA — 3 federal records
- MERCK SHARP & DOHME, LLC — WEST POINT, PA — 2 federal records
- Schering-Plough Corporation — Kenilworth, NJ — 2 federal records
- MERCK SHARP & DOHME — RAHWAY, NJ — 2 federal records
- MERCK & CO., INC. — RAHWAY, NJ — 2 federal records
- MERCK & COMPANY, INC. — ELKTON, VA — 1 federal record
- MERCK & CO INC — RIVERSIDE, PA — 1 federal record
- VENCES ROOFING — RICHMOND, VA — 1 federal record
- INTERVET INC DBA MERCK ANIMAL HEALTH — WORTHINGTON, MN — 1 federal record
- MERCK AND CO., INC. — WEST POINT, PA — 1 federal record
Other employers in Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing within NC
- 153503 - BESTCO LLC — MOORESVILLE — 3 federal records
- 139036 - CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS, LLC — MORRISVILLE — 2 federal records
- 144458 - GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS INC., USA — MONROE — 2 federal records
- KING BIO, INC. — ASHEVILLE — 2 federal records
- 155032 - EXELA PHARMA SCIENCES, LLC — LENOIR — 1 federal record
- 159418 - FILLTECH USA LLC — ROCKWELL — 1 federal record
- 128174 - HOSPIRA, INC. — WESLEYAN COLLEGE — 1 federal record
- CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS INC — RALEIGH — 1 federal record
- DSM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. — GREENVILLE — 1 federal record
- 133640 - GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC — ZEBULON — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing industry in NC, MERCK, SHARP & DOHME, CORP. ranks in the 90th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 52 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 92th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 80th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.4 for the pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.9.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 14 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MERCK, SHARP & DOHME, CORP.'s OSHA violation history?
- MERCK, SHARP & DOHME, CORP. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $5,500 in total penalties.
- How does MERCK, SHARP & DOHME, CORP.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- MERCK, SHARP & DOHME, CORP. operates in the pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MERCK, SHARP & DOHME, CORP. of DURHAM, NC from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 7 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, CPSC consumer-product recalls, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 10 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, NHTSA.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. MERCK, SHARP & DOHME, CORP. resolves to the parent rollup Merck & Co., Inc., which operates 33 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for MERCK, SHARP & DOHME, CORP. include 1 hospitalization.
This profile may be incomplete if MERCK, SHARP & DOHME, CORP.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.